The decision was almost as painful as the original injury.
Kady Dandeneau, an all-star forward for the UNBC Northern Timberwolves women's basketball team, has opted to sit out for the entire 2010-11 B.C. Colleges Athletic Association schedule. Dandeneau had originally planned to be back on the court for the second half of this season but found out during a Christmas trip to Phoenix she's not ready.
On Jan. 23, 2010, during a home game against the Kwantlen Eagles, Dandeneau went knee-on-knee with a defender and suffered what was later diagnosed as a torn anterior cruciate ligament, a damaged medial collateral ligament and a fracture in her femur.
"I was thinking about playing in Phoenix and we had a practice," she said on Saturday night. "I started playing and just wasn't myself - not very confident and really hesitant. I was thinking about it a lot. That's what was my total focus and when you're out on the court you can't be preoccupied with something else. So I think this is best for me and the team because I can't go out there and have them expect me to do all the stuff I used to do when I'm not ready."
